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Rub rail, Motor monut?? Jerry at 11:58pm 10.20.05 Smaller Boats 5/896 Well it rained hard last night and I was able to find a couple more leaks and check were I had fixed
1990 C28 - what to look out for Cathy at 11:48pm 10.20.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/851 We're looking at a 1990 C28 ' since that was the first production year I'm wondering what problems I
How many jackstands do I need? WuWei28 at 11:06pm 10.20.05 Ask All Sailors 15/6604 Hi everyone,When shoring my boat, how many jackstands are really needed? I don't want to make a mi
Cherubinies are tough, Part III Jim Logan at 10:55pm 10.20.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/785 I am mostly writing these posts for those of us who have been on the forum since the early days...Ju
Foaming the Hunter 170 mast jim o23111 at 10:49pm 10.20.05 Day Sailers 3/1791 I'm a bit uncertain on how to foam the 170's mast to prevent turtling. I've assumed that the techniq
Do the main sail on the 30 come up short? Bob at 10:16pm 10.20.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/873 I have owned my 1988 tall masted 30 for over a year now and its obviously comes up short for reachin
Q: How to calculate or determine mast weight? Bob at 8:38pm 10.20.05 Ask All Sailors 9/6973 Specifically does anyone know how to calculate mast weight ?:)(It seems I had this same question
portapotty phil9tx at 8:37pm 10.20.05 Day Sailers 1/1153 Can anyone tell me how my portable toilet works? Maybe it is not really portable with the two hoses
40.5 Legend Solar Panel Roger Haft at 3:09pm 10.20.05 Big Boats 2/940 Are thee any 40.5 owners out there who know where the wiring for the solar panel feeds into the cabi
My Cat 27 is really a submarine in drag rsn48 at 3:06pm 10.20.05 Mid-Size Boats 9/1316 Well, I have a small problem. I had my transom filled in on my 75 Cat 27 and added a bracket (power
Webasto heater Lyle at 3:02pm 10.20.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1131 I am considering installing a Webasto TSL17 hot water heating system in my Hunter 35.5. Does anyone
B361 leaking aft water tank David Kilmer at 1:43pm 10.20.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1127 Has anyone else had a problem with the aft water tank cracking on the B361?And if so, how did you
Rig tuning B361 David Kilmer at 1:33pm 10.20.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1169 Any advice on tuning the Beneteau 361 rig?I think I could be pointing a bit better. Also in breeze
CORONADO 35 STEERING Angela Reuben at 1:14pm 10.20.05 Other Sailboats 0/1325 MY STEERINING HAS GONE OUT ON MY CORONADO 35CC. I AM WONDERING IF ANYONE HAS ADVICE ON HOW TO EITHER
Groco HE, repair or replace? WindDancer at 12:38pm 10.20.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/3318 Peggy,I have a Groco HE head that is in good physical shape except that it needs some attention/ma
Here's some Gelcoat repair information Joe S at 11:31am 10.20.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/772 The August 2005 issue of Cruising World has a informative 5 page article on repair of Gelcoat imperf
Rainbow Chaser to be on the market Gene Gruender at 11:13am 10.20.05 The Cherubini Hunters 8/3042 I've always said that they could sell Rainbow Chaser at the funeral. I thought it would be mine, but
Ports Pizzazz18268 at 11:02am 10.20.05 Mid-Size Boats 5/980 Checking on replacing my 6 ports on my 1984 Hunter 31. Looking at both Bomar/Gray and Beckson. What
Auto Pilot Paul4370 at 10:29am 10.20.05 Morgan 1/1623 Greeting , I have just been struck by lightning, It has damaged all my electronics I have a CPT Auto
Washing sunbrella covers Ron at 9:02am 10.20.05 Ask All Sailors 10/1768 What is the recommened procedure to wash covers. Main, Wheel, Winch, ' Dodger. Anyway better than

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Servicing the Maxwell Winches Bolander at 5:12pm 03.04.21 I just got a circular from West Marine saying that they're having a sale on Lewmar Winches between M
Repair and replace of cockpit drains on a Hunter 34 Tally Ho at 5:11pm 03.04.21 @swshogren, it looks like the hose goes up from the elbow...meaning it will trap water in the elbow
Hunter 35.5 opening in rear berth to change waste tank MetricMountie at 5:06pm 03.04.21 BOSSailor, from the Hunter factory the bulkhead was certainly not an structural element but when I f
sirius 21 hull id? (1) sail sfbay at 5:00pm 03.04.21 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! The HIN is found on a metal or plas
Cover pic? Really? Tally Ho at 4:55pm 03.04.21 Why good old boat magazine would use this picture on the cover, I have absolutely no idea. Greg
s2 9.2 questions MitchM at 4:54pm 03.04.21 here in cheap ol erie pa, lots of folks build a custom boat support out of treated 4
Overturned Car Carrier brazenarticle at 4:51pm 03.04.21 Here is an account from one of the hearings - https://thebrunswicknews.com/news/local_news/harbor-pi
Cover pic? Really? Jackdaw at 4:48pm 03.04.21 Your version of sailing centers on racing, yet most sailors are not interested in racing and probab
Refinishing boom ends rgranger at 4:37pm 03.04.21 you might still be able to buy new ones. I can still get boom parts for my Z-spar mast and boom.
H216 Swimming Ladder sail sfbay at 4:19pm 03.04.21 Take a look at this site: https://hunter.sailboatowners.com/mods.php?task=article&mid=68&aid=6585&m
i got carried away... (3) SailingLoto at 4:19pm 03.04.21 Warmer weather brought on other projects, green house, garden, etc. I found some time this eveni
Best site for selling boat with national recognition sail sfbay at 4:15pm 03.04.21 Besides these, consider ebay and Craigslist https://www.boats.com https://www.boats.com http://boats
Overturned Car Carrier shemandr at 4:15pm 03.04.21 It's all a huge undertaking. I wonder about the "Who ya gonna call" thing. Weeks Marine is a playe
Raymarine Auto Pilot sail sfbay at 4:09pm 03.04.21 Attached are some articles and thread on the same subject that may be helpful. Might consider hirin
Hull Exterior Maintenance Advice? Calif. Ted at 3:56pm 03.04.21 3 digit Catalinas don't have the smile problem, remove some paint so you can see. Looks like it star
H40 Legend center of gravity Don S/V ILLusion at 3:47pm 03.04.21 I infer you are asking where the balance points are. The COG would be meaningless as it relates to b
Covid-19 Vaccination sail sfbay at 3:35pm 03.04.21 .........But nowhere closer? That was quite a drive. Good observation. We had to drive back to San
Electric start connections on 9.8 Tohatsu MaryEllaRose at 3:33pm 03.04.21 Have you got a voltmeter? From here on in its troubleshooting with a DVM.
Hunter Vision 32 1989 (1) teacherspet at 3:33pm 03.04.21 Since there was no way one could get their arm and hand between the anchor locker and the hull, I us
Covid-19 Vaccination dlochner at 3:31pm 03.04.21 Got the second Pfizer vaccination shot (after driving 500 miles from Palm Desert to San Francisco)

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